constitution

Prime Minister Abe tells his Liberal Democratic Party to submit new proposals for amending the Constitution to the extra Diet session this fall, when the Kake scandal will likely resurface.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering introducing a new clause under Article 9 of the Constitution to refer to the Self-Defense Forces as an "organization which allows the minimum force necessary for self-defense," a party source said Wednesday. The envisioned new section is in ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party kicked off deliberations among rank-and-file lawmakers Wednesday over a revision proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution.

Abe's proposed consitutional revision provides a solid legal basis for the SDF while holding sacred the universal values of the Constitution about which the Japanese people feel strongly.

NHK has become the go-to media outlet for scoops on the Imperial family. In July, the public broadcaster was the first to break the news that the Emperor wanted to step down and, last month, it was the first to report Princess Mako's intention ...

With respect to democracy, rule of law and human rights, Japan is moving backward under the Abe administration.

The LDP is working toward amending the supreme law after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a controversial proposal for the revision of Article 9 last month.

Gunmen shot dead a Venezuelan judge at a street barricade in the latest fatality of two months of anti-government unrest that has seen at least 61 people killed, authorities said on Thursday. Nelson Moncada, 37, was killed and stripped of his belongings as he tried ...

Given the whiff of corruption and arrogance already emanating from the Abe adminstration, supporters of liberal democracy should be worried about what the next four years portend.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition partner warned that a proposal to broaden the military's role to strike back against enemy attacks risks upsetting Japan's neighbors. "Japan has gained the trust of neighboring countries by adopting an exclusively defensive posture," Natsuo Yamaguchi, who leads the Buddhist-backed ...

A state of barbarism incompatible with modern constitutional principles permeates Japan's politics today.